Mop



Patented Feb. 12, 1935 Y f UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE f j 1,990,713 Y f I ,vMoPl i ilMelvin Severson, Galesville, Wis. i Application Nwenlber 14, icas/semina 697,972 Y 3 Claims.v (Cl.'15-120) This invention relates to improvementisv in the readilyswungrelative to the head plate, as neces- Y classof cleaning and pertains particularly to sary-when a mop swab is inserted orremoved.

an improved mo`p structure. lAdjacent the other end of the "clamping plateA 5 The'prim'ary object of' the present invention fromthe end in which the aperture 6 is formed,

5 yis to provide la novel and improved form Vof mop there is formed a suitable aperture for the re- 5- ha'ving av wringer `mechanism associated thereception of the' bolt 4, which bolt when in posiwith whereby'thel mopl swab maybe wrung out tion in engagement withl the two plates, hasl without havingV to; be touched with the hands. placed thereon the nut 'l which eiects the draw- Another object of the invention'is to provide ing together of the two plates. l animproved form of vmop having means asso- The mop swab is indicated as a whole by the 10 ciated therewith for wringingv the same, wherein numeral 8 and as shown this comprises a piece the wringing mechanism will knot interfere with of material of suitable character and' length the proper juge of the mop; which is formed in the shape of a loop, the endsv A Vfurtherobjectof the invention is to provide of which are brought together bei/Ween the piaf/9S l a mop havinga wringing mechanism which `is so 2 and 5. to be clamped therebetWeen. l Y15 designed' that the-swanportionof theV mop re- The plates Zand 5 are provided with the aline mains free of connectionV with the wringing centrally positioned apertures 9 and extending mechanismlwhile itis-,n vuse and whereinthe through these apertures isthe short `length 10 wringing mechanism,v when placed inoperation of a Wringershaft which is indicated as a whole will engage the mop swab atthe outer end therebyuthenumeral 11. 'Ihis wringer shaft 11, is 20` of Vand twist the same throughout its length. made up, in addition to the'length 10, of a Vrela- The invention will be best understood from a tively long intermediate portion 12, the crank consideration of the following detailed descriparm 13 and the handle portion 14 and these portion taken in connection with the accompanying tions and the portion 10, are all pivotally joined drawing forming part of this specication, with wgethel aS indicated by th numerals 15, 15' 25 the understanding, however, that the invention and 15" so that the portions 12, 13 and 14 may is not conned to any strict conformity with the be arranged in alignment as illustrated in Figshowing of the drawing but may be changed or ures 1 and 2, to lie against the handle 1 when the modified so long as such changes or modificamop is to be used or, when the mop swab is to be tions mark'no material departure from the saliwrung, the portion 12 may be swung out into 30 ent features of the invention as expressed in the alignment with the portion'lO so that it may be appended claims. extended through the openings 9V so as to dispose In the drawing:- the portion 10 in the forward end of the loop of Figure 1 is a View in front elevation of the the mop swab as illustrated in Figure 4. When mop embodying the presentinvention; in this position the crank portion 13 and handle 35 Figure 2 is a view partly in side elevation and portion 14 assume the positions'illustrated so that partly in vertical section of the same; the portion 12 may be turned about itslongitudi- Figure 3 is a sectional view taken on the line nal axis.

3-3 of Figure 1; The free end of the portion 10'of the shaft has showing the wringing mechanism in position which carries two rollers or sleeves each of which preparatory to wringing the mop element. is indicated by the numeral 17 and between which Referring now more particuiany to the drawthe portion 10 is positioned. Those rollers or ing wherein like numerals of reference indicate sleeves may be made of any Suitable material but corresponding parts throughout the several views, it is preferred that they be made of rubber. the numeral 1 indicates the handle portion of These sleeves operate as stops to prevent the porthe present improved mop structure, to the fortion 10 of the shaft being drawn thl'llgh the ward end of which is fixed the relatively broad openings 9 when the wringer element is in inophead plate 2 at one side edge of which is formed erative pOSitOn and When it iS Operativeiy C011- the integral loop or eye 3, while adjacent the nected with the mop swab 8 they are located in other end an aperture is formed to receive a the forward end of the loop thereof as illustrated bolt 4. Extending across one face of the head in Figure 4 so as to provide the necessary transplate 2 is a clamping plate 5 which at one end verse elements to take a hold upon the mop swab has an aperture 6 in which the eye 3 of the head and impart a twisting action thereto when the plate engages So that the Clamping plete may be portion 12 of the shaft is rotated. 55

Figure 4 is a View in side elevation of the Vmop a pin 16 extending transversely therethrough 40 The handle 1 of the mop has mounted therein the two spaced spring fingers 18 between which the crank portion 13 of the shaft is frictionally held when the latter is disposed longitudinally of the handle in the manner illustrated in Figures 1 and 2.

From the foregoing it will be readily apparent that in a mop constructed in accordance with the present invention the swab thereof will be free for unrestricted movement during a mopping operation as the wringer element of the mop remains completely disconnected therefrom. When the mop swab is to be wrungout, however, the element 10 and parts carried thereby are readily shifted to operative position in the forward end of the swab loop so that when the intermediate portion of the shaft is rotated in the manner previously described the mop swab will be twisted up and thoroughly wrung out. The

Wringer element may then be reversely rotated and returned to its inoperative position without the necessity of the user of the mop touching the wet mop swab with the hands.

Having thus ,described the invention, what is claimed isz- Y 1. In a mop swab carrier designed toV have a looped swab attached thereto, an elongated handle, a head plate carried by the handle and extending longitudinally from an end thereof, said plate having an aperture there, means for securing said swab tothe plate, a shaft having one end disposed in the aperture in the plate and having an element extending transversely of the end for disposition within the swab, said shaft being divided into pivotally joined sections whereby the same may be shifted from a normal position longitudinally of the handle and Ysaid end portion thereof may be shifted through said aperture into the end of the swab loop remote from the plate and a crank formed to facilitate the turning of said end portion to effect the twist-l ing of the swab.

2. In a mop swab carrier designed to have a looped swab attached thereto, an elongated handle, a head plate carried by and extending longitudinally from an end of the handle, said plate having an aperture extending transversely therethrough, a shaft made up of a plurality of hingedly connected sections, one of said sections being relatively short and normally extending through said plate aperture, a pin extending transversely of the said short portion of the shaft,V a pair of roller members carried upon said pin with said shaft therebetween, and resilient means carried by the handle for securing the shaft to the handle, said shaft when released from said securing means being slidable through said head plate aperture andadapted to be broken to form a crank whereby to rotate the said short end portion of the shaft.

3; In a structure of the character described, an elongated handle, a relatively broad head plate secured to 'and extending from one end of said handle, a clamp plate disposed in opposition to one face of the head plate, a hinge connection between the clamp plate at one end and an adjacent end of the head plate, means for securing the clamp plate adjacent its other end to the head plate, said clamp plate being designed to secure a looped mop swab to the head plate, said plates having alined apertures therethrough, a rod divided into a plurality of hingedly connected sections, one of said sections being relatively short and adapted to position in the alined apertures with the other portion of the rod disposed against the handle, and a head formed across the end of the Vsaid short portion of the rod, said rod being extensible through said alined apertures to position the last mentioned head in the forward end of a mo'p swab and adapted to have the pivotally connected portions thereof adjusted to form a crank for effecting the rotation of the said head.

MELVIN SEVERSON. 

